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First post, by MrEWhite

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Hi, I only have 7 slots for cards in my case, would this fit and be able to use the ISA slot?
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Reply 1 of 11, by keropi

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yes, it will be fine provided the case is a standard ATX one. The amr and isa slot are shared - meaning you can install only 1 card in either slot , not both.

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Reply 5 of 11, by Skyscraper

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The board seems to have at least two bad caps, probably 6 so I hope you are up for some soldering.

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Reply 7 of 11, by obobskivich

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As keropi said, the ISA and AMR slot are shared, so you're fine for a normal ATX case with seven slots; you can't use both ISA and AMR at once though.

As far as Pentium 3 and a heatsink - a heatsink is required, and if you're going with something "era appropriate" (like the little one in the first picture) it will almost certainly need a fan. However, Socket 370 will also generally mount Socket 462 heatsinks, and there are some very large 462 sinks that can run some P3s without a fan (especially if the case itself has airflow). For example I've successfully run my 1GHz CuMine with Thermalright SI-97 with just a case fan.

Reply 9 of 11, by obobskivich

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MrEWhite wrote:

Well, I can't resolder caps as I have no idea how to, so im SOL 😒

If I remember right there is a service (or perhaps services) that can do it for you, depending on the hardware. Or you could just buy a different board that doesn't have failing caps. 😀

Reply 10 of 11, by shamino

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If you don't want to replace caps then I suggest looking at Asus or Intel boards. They used quality caps. If you get a board that had cheap caps installed at the factory, they might be okay on the day you buy the board, but they still won't be trustworthy.

Reply 11 of 11, by smeezekitty

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keropi wrote:

yes, it will be fine provided the case is a standard ATX one. The amr and isa slot are shared - meaning you can install only 1 card in either slot , not both.

It really shouldn't matter. AMR is worthless anyway